Knut Olav Åmås
Knut Olav Åmås (born 19 January 1968) is a Norwegian writer, editor and politician for the Conservative Party.
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| Born | 19 January 1968 |
| Occupation | writer and editor |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education | dr.philos. |
| Notable works | Conservative Party |
He hails from Odda. He holds a cand.philol. degree in philosophy, having taken his master's thesis on Ludwig Wittgenstein at the University of Bergen.[1] He later took a dr.philos. degree on a biographical thesis about Olav H. Hauge. He has worked as a journalist in Bergens Tidende, and is from 2006 debate editor (from 2008: editor of culture and debate) in Aftenposten. He was an editor in the publishing house Universitetsforlaget from 1996 to 2001, and edited the periodical Samtiden from 2001 to 2006.[2] In 2013, he was named in Solberg's Cabinet as State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs.[3] He is currently the Director of Fritt Ord.
Åmås is openly gay.[4]
References
- Hagesæther, Pål Vegard R. (27 December 2000). "Vellykket idéhistorisk reise". Universitas (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Knut Olav Åmås". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- "Statssekretær Knut Olav Åmås (H)" (in Norwegian). Government.no. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- Slaaen, Cathrine; Melgård, Marie (13 July 2009). "Norges mektigste homofile". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2009.